Big Sky Cairn

Former White House Press Secretary and all around cool guy Tony Snow died today.  He was 53. 

The heart felt condolences of the BSC Team go out to his wife Jill, his three children and the rest of his friends and family.

For a brief time in college, a professor of mine forced us to watch the White House briefing every day.  This was an odious task given Scott McClellan’s emotionless, uninteresting and often convuluted delivery.  But when Snow came to the podium, things changed. 

I got the sense that Snow enjoyed his job and wanted us to understand that the topics he was discussing were interesting and important.  Suddenly, the painful task of watching the morning briefing and discussing it in class became the most fun I’ve ever had in school.  I don’t know that anyone else will ever have the talent to make the briefing appointment television.

He sure seemed like a good guy — articulate, passionate, and kind. RIP.